Justice (Mrs.) L.A.F Oluyemi of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has granted an order of interim injunction, restraining Kosofe Local Government; Ikosi/Isheri Local Council Development Area; Dr. Chris Onyekachi; Total Value Integrated Services Limited; Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Lagos State; and Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development from entering or forcefully taking over the land known as Alaba section of Mile 12 market, Kosofe Lagos, pending the determination of a Motion on Notice already before it.
The claimants/applicants namely; Incorporated Trustees of Orirere Community Leaders and Traders Association, Yeye Precious Modupe Ojo, Alhaji Akinwale Jimoh, and Babatunde Adetula (suing for themselves and on behalf of the traders from the Alaba section of Mile 12 market), instituted the Motion on Notice.
The judge equally granted an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents by themselves, their agents, servants, privies, and/or any other person howsoever described from demolishing or forcefully taking over the land known as the Alaba section of Mile 12 market, Kosofe Lagos, pending the determination of the Motion on Notice.
Justice Oluyemi in the suit marked ID/6464GCMW/2022, brought pursuant to Order 42 Rules 1 and 4 and Order 43 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2019, Section 1 of the Pre-emptive Remedies Section of the Practice Direction, No 2 of 2019, and under Section 34, Section 36 and Section 43 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, further issued an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents by themselves, their agents, servants, privies, and/or any other person howsoever described from building on the land known as Alaba section of Mile 12 market, Kosofe Lagos, pending the determination of the Motion on Notice.
The court equally on January 11, 2023, made an order of interim injunction restraining the defendants/respondents by themselves, their agents, servants, privies, and/or any other person howsoever described from letting out the land known as the Alaba section of Mile 12 Market, Kosofe Lagos, pending the determination of the Motion on Notice.
Before the issuance of the injunction order, the respondents on December 18, 2022, reportedly continued with the demolition of the said market, despite service of court processes and prior agreement by all parties in the office of the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, held on December 17, 2022, to stay action until the meeting fixed for December 19, 2022. The second meeting was held on the same day (Dec.19) and all parties who attended the previous meeting also attended.
While the meeting lasted, the lawyer to the applicants, M. G Quadri was allegedly refused entry and chased out by Princess Samiat Abolanle Bada (The Chairman of the Ikosi-Isheri Local Council Development Area).
Hearing on the matter has been adjourned until January 19, 2023,
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